第16节 (第2/2页)

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    hadbetterkeepintheopenuntry,aslongaspossible.”

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    haltinutes,fiveleshavingalreadybeen

    renlessfortuhanthebarclaysand

    duburgshadhadnothiuponstartingand,s

    herehroughthevillage,in

    searchofprovisions.breadhadbeenboughtoveight,atepinal,

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    allone,andthereyin

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    lesbelowepinal.

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    fivelestheyreachedfontaine,lyingalittleofftheroadto

    theirright.theyhadnoarpe

    orderedahaltforthreehours.apieceoflevelgroundhosen,

    arsandhaversackstakenoff,andthen

    preparationsbeganfortheirfirstal.noffh

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    orenthan

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    theneaytofetchheold

    soldierspreparedfortheiortaionofoking.

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    thesidefagthehesesticksedand,when

    they,thesauseachholdingthealloe

    oftenn.iheatcutupin

    piecesofabouthalfapoundhpepper,salt,

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    upher.

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    uheshadeofsotrees;andskedandchatteduntil,in

    aboutanhour,theokie.eathenbroughtup

    histinteen,andreceivedhisportionofsoupinthedeepside,

    andhisataablesintheshallohebreadhad

    alreadybeencutup.thetindrinkingpotshknives,

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    grass,orscatteredrocks,toeathisbreakfast.

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    abuneal,andtheboysagreedthatit

    hejolliestpiicthattheyhadeverbeenat.

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    andplathecartagain;theblasandhaversacksslungon,

    andtheriflesshoulderedand,anyagoodthe

    peasants,theyrchedfain.

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    jouey,thevillageofdestord.itinyplaely

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    theher

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